Draft industry focus areas for the Columbia River Gorge Regional Economic Development Strategy were proposed at the November 17, 2016 regional strategy meeting in Moro. We seek your input on the draft.The region covered by this strategy includes Hood River, Klickitat, Sherman, Skamania, and Wasco counties.

Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey.

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* 1. Industry focus areas are based upon
  1. leveraging previous success/work and active industry alliances
  2. Linking to opportunities identified in the SWOT analysis
  3. Incorporating new data trends including the data presented by regional economists in July and industry cluster data from Innovation in American regions.
Is there other data or are there other factors we should consider?

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* 2. Proposed Industry focus area: High Tech/Unmanned Systems

Please provide feedback and any proposed revisions.

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* 3. Proposed Industry focus area: Manufacturing: Fermentation Sciences, Value Added Ag

Please provide feedback and any proposed revisions.

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* 4. Proposed Industry focus area: Forest and Wood Products Innovation

Please provide feedback and any proposed revisions.

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* 5. Proposed Industry focus area: Renewable Energy

Please provide feedback and any proposed revisions.

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* 6. Proposed Industry focus area: Art/Culture, Tourism and Recreation

Please provide feedback and any proposed revisions.

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* 7. Proposed Industry focus area: Healthcare

Please provide feedback and any proposed revisions.

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* 8. Please enter your name/organization affiliation
This information is used to verify that each response is from a unique individual or entity and to allow us to contact you for clarification, if needed.

Thank you for your help.

Please join us at the next session scheduled for
December 8, 2016
8:30 am
The Dalles, Oregon

See here for more information about the CEDS process and up to date meeting materials.

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